Recently, FIFA, International Federation of Association Football has received criticism for the recent World Cup location picks for 2018 and 2022. Russia will host the World Cup for 2018 and Qatar will host the World Cup in 2022. FIFA presidential candidate, Mohamed Bin Hammam, wants to reestablish credibility FIFA has seemed to have lost from its recent picks. Hamman wants to use Authentic Leadership to reestablish the credibility of FIFA.
In reference to the Authentic Leadership Characteristics model on page 212 of the textbook, Hamman has established the passion of wanting to have a stronger relationship with football fans. He has a purpose for wanting to reconnect with what football fans want. Hamman's behavior is wanting to be open and logical about updating the process of selecting the future locations of the World Cup. Hamman said, "We are friends and not enemies. We need a common understanding - our interests are all the same." For the connectedness part of the model, Hamman wants to have a stronger relationship with the fans and get their feedback for locations. Hamman commented that future bidding processes have to be transparent so that the public can know precisely what is going on. If Hamman reaches the position of FIFA's president, he will have to remain self-discipline and consistent under stressful situations dealing with this process of deciding World Cup locations. Hamman has demonstrated his compassion for the situation. He had commented that FIFA belongs to the people-acting on behalf of them.
Question: Is Authentic Leadership the best style in this case?
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Posted by: Aaron Barton
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